§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pupils are currently in primary and secondary schools in the private sector; and what forecast she can make of such numbers for 1981.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasIn January 1973, 533,000 full-time pupils and rather over 14,000 part-time pupils. The trends in these figures in recent years have varied in direction; a firm projection to 1981 cannot therefore be made.
PUPILS IN ALL DIRECT GRANT AD INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (EXCLUDING DIRECT GRANT SPECIAL SCHOOLS) Full-time pupils ('000) Part-time pupils ('000) 1969 536.8 15.6 1970 534.0 14.4 1971 527.9 14.1 1972 528.9 13.8 1973 533.0 14.1